Maria Makrides

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LCPUFAs as conditionally essential nutrients for very low birth weight and low birth weight infants: metabolic, functional, and clinical outcomes-how much is enough?

Maria MakridesHealthy Mothers, Babies and Children, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia Women s and Children s Health Research Institute, University of Adelaide, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia Electronic addressClin Perinatol 41:451-61. 2014

Effect of n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in pregnancy on infants' allergies in first year of life: randomised controlled trial

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LCPUFAs as conditionally essential nutrients for very low birth weight and low birth weight infants: metabolic, functional, and clinical outcomes-how much is enough?

Maria MakridesHealthy Mothers, Babies and Children, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia Women s and Children s Health Research Institute, University of Adelaide, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia Electronic addressClin Perinatol 41:451-61. 2014

..Recently attention has been on determining the optimal dose of DHA and on whether there is in advantage in matching the higher doses of late pregnancy...

Effect of n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in pregnancy on infants' allergies in first year of life: randomised controlled trial

..On the other hand, large-scale trials assessing marine oil supplementation with large doses indicate that DHA supplementation in pregnancy is safe...

Effect of DHA supplementation during pregnancy on maternal depression and neurodevelopment of young children: a randomized controlled trial

Maria MakridesChild Nutrition Research Centre, Women s and Children s Health Research Institute, Women s and Children s Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide SA 5006, AustraliaJAMA 304:1675-83. 2010

..Uncertainty about the benefits of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for pregnant women and their children exists, despite international recommendations that pregnant women increase their DHA intakes...

Impact of fatty acid status on growth and neurobehavioural development in humans

..Supplementation of preterm formulas with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) is based on their effectiveness to increase blood status and improve visual outcomes. Dispute remains over their efficacy on global development...

..026). We conclude that prenatal Fe supplementation had no consistent effect on child behaviour at early school age in this study population. Further investigation regarding the long-term effects of this common practice is warranted...

Carbohydrate intake is the main determinant of growth in infants born <33 weeks' gestation when protein intake is adequate

..The findings suggest that ALA-supplemented diets improve the DHA status of infants. Further studies are needed to provide convincing evidence regarding the effects of ALA supplementation of formula on infant growth and development...

..Further large-scale rigorously designed intervention trials, with long-term neurodevelopment follow-up, are required to determine the optimal nutritional supplements and the timing of their administration to LBW infants...

Randomized controlled trial of maternal omega-3 long-chain PUFA supplementation during pregnancy and early childhood development of attention, working memory, and inhibitory control

Jacqueline F GouldWomen s and Children s Health Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia JFG and MM the Disciplines of Paediatrics JFG and MM and Public Health LGS, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia MM and the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies and Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS JCAm J Clin Nutr 99:851-9. 2014

..Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) accumulates in the hippocampus and frontal lobes of the fetal brain during the last trimester of pregnancy. These areas of the brain contribute to attention and working memory and inhibitory control (WMIC)...

Safety of supplementing infant formula with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and Bifidobacterium lactis in term infants: a randomised controlled trial

..No influence of the supplements on the response to vaccines was observed. Growth characteristics of term infants fed the starter formula containing a probiotic and LC-PUFA were similar to standard formula-fed infants...

The role of fats in the lifecycle stages: pregnancy and the first year of life

..Debate continues about the importance of DHA supplementation for term infants; the current consensus is that the benefits of DHA supplementation in term infants are smaller than for preterm infants...

Home environment, not duration of breast-feeding, predicts intelligence quotient of children at four years

Dietary n-3 LC-PUFA during the perinatal period as a strategy to minimize childhood allergic disease

Maria MakridesWomen s and Children s Health Research Institute and School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, AustraliaNestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser 77:155-62. 2013

..Further work is needed to establish the optimal period of supplementation and whether longer term benefits exist...

Nutrient intakes and status of preschool children in Adelaide, South Australia

..These observations prompted us to investigate the effect of feeding method on the antibody concentration to Hib polyribosylribitol (PRP) both prior to and 3 months after the primary course of immunisation with Hib (PRP-OMP)...

Routine iron supplementation in pregnancy has no effect on iron status of children at six months and four years of age

..The iron status at 6 months and 4 years of children born to women who were randomly allocated to receive 20 mg of iron daily in the second half of pregnancy did not differ from children of mothers in the control group...

..Further nutritional intervention studies which are rigorously designed and implemented are needed particularly to delineate differential effects in developed and developing countries...

Effect of iodine supplementation in pregnancy on child development and other clinical outcomes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Shao J ZhouWomen s and Children s Health Research Institute, North Adelaide, Australia AJA, MM, and SJZ the School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia MM and the FOODplus Research Centre, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, Australia AJA, RAG, MM, and SJZAm J Clin Nutr 98:1241-54. 2013

..Routine iodine supplementation during pregnancy is recommended by leading health authorities worldwide, even in countries where the iodine status of the population is sufficient...

Effect of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy or lactation on infant and child body composition: a systematic review

..Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is common in pregnant women, but previous trials aimed at preventing IDA used high-dose iron supplements that are known to cause gastrointestinal side effects...

Evaluation of an iron specific checklist for the assessment of dietary iron intake in pregnant and postpartum women

Shao J ZhouChild Nutrition Research Centre, Child Health Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, Women s and Children s Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaNutrition 21:908-13. 2005

..This study developed and validated an iron checklist for assessing dietary iron intake of pregnant and postpartum women...

Evaluation of dietetic product innovations: the relative role of preclinical and clinical studies

..Many women, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have low intakes of magnesium. Magnesium supplementation during pregnancy may be able to reduce fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia, and increase birthweight...